Cross References

Luke 18:2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

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The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. An agreement has been broken, cities despised, and human life disregarded.

And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

“For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect man,

“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?